In a recent case in Hawaii (settled out of court) an unsecured wireless LAN proved to be the Achilles heel for an RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) lawsuit targeting a private individual for copyright infringement by illegal download. ...

I welcome the Cisco TAC newsletters and agreed to receive it. I did not agree to receive commercial spam from vendors. If CISCO is selling my email address I would like to opt out. I received a spam advertising phone rental for the CISCO Networke...

The American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) Subcommittee E 17.51, which deals with Vehicle Roadside Communication, recently approved a new DSRC standard at 5.9 GHz that particularly relates to communication between roadside de...

I currently use a Cisco AIR-LMC342 PCMCIA and the Cisco "Rabbit ears" antenna to connect to the 802.11b Internet provider in my area. I want to up grade to a better antenna mounted outside the passenger compartment.Questions:1. What mobile antenna p...

I have used a GSM wireless connection for the last two years to access our local traffic camera system from my commercial vehicle. The information from the trafficams has proven to be very useful for enroute planning. At 9.6 K download speed it has...